Dear libertarian Bruce Majors at Big Homo posted about a Washington Post piece in August on the release of Census Bureau results on the number of gay couples in Maryland and Virginia (the results on D.C. came out a week later). I recommend clicking to read the whole thing, but here’s a sample: [Washington Post, …
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Cracked.com explains ‘why so many vehemently anti-gay politicians and religious leaders are creepy sexual deviants’
Because: Experiments show power and hypocrisy are linked in the brain [snip] No matter how the researcher went about instilling the feelings of power, the results were the same: Within minutes, a feeling of power flips a switch in the brain that says, “The rules now do not apply to me. BRING ME A WHORE.” …
Gov. Palin won’t run — Palin for president in 2016
I was dismayed, but not very surprised, last night when I heard that Gov. Palin announced she has decided not to run for president in this election cycle. I was hoping she was hanging back to let the field thin out. Allahpundit at Hot Air says it’s a smart call and links Charles Krauthammer saying …
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Dr. Krauthammer, the expression you’re looking for is …
… paradigm shift. When a new discovery does not make sense in the current paradigm, it’s time for a new one, as Thomas Kuhn explains in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. And those times are golden ages in science. So CERN is trying to make sense of neutrinos apparently traveling faster than light — impossible …
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Steve Jobs has upgraded to heaven
Steve Jobs died yesterday. He personified what fiscal conservatism can do to generate wealth from ideas that create new products, new industries and transform the world. How fitting his name was “Jobs” — he was the embodiment of a jobs creator. The stimulus he needed was not exacted by force from taxpayers. He raised …
Dear gentle readers, I urgently need your donations
Please subscribe so I can afford to inform, inspire & amuse you: Option 1 : $1.00USD – monthlyOption 2 : $5.00USD – monthlyOption 3 : $10.00USD – monthly Last night the IRS put a levy on my father’s bank account and zeroed it out. They got the money before I could pay any bills. My …
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‘Get ready for the nastiest political campaign season you’ve ever seen’
“From the people who brought you hope and change“: White House reporter Keith Koffler explains how Obama is now setting up the Republicans to take the blame for all his failures: Obama must make his proposals as big a deal as possible, so that everyone knows how hard he’s “trying to help.” That’s why he’s …
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Clear skies after the storm
Thanks for the prayers and good thoughts, dear gentle readers — we made it through the storm without losing our electricity. It stopped raining around 11 am. By early afternoon the skies were clear and it seemed like all the trees and plants were sparkling. So we are safe. Note: This was originally posted on …
How we’re handling Hurricane Irene
I’ve spent most of the last few days figuring out how to cope with Hurricane Irene. My biggest concern is that we could lose our electricity because my father and I both have obstructive sleep apnea and use respirators to keep our airways open while we sleep. Dad is 95 and could die. I will …
Prof. Jacobson says, ‘Anyone but Bachmann’
From Prof. William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection: Michele Bachmann is entitled to run her campaign any way she wants, and using typical Ed Rollins tactics is her prerogative. But millions of Palin supporters — some of whom support her for President, others of whom merely support her because of what she stands for and has …
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